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SYZRAN (c) Burials of the executed & prison dead

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№63-05

Date of burial
1917-1950s
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Address
Samara Region, Syzran, Uglovaya Street
Access in a populated area
Public transport
On foot
Visiting Hours or Restrictions
Unrestricted
Type of burial
Secret interment of executed
Camp (prison) burial ground
Current use
Ceremonial events
Presence of memorials, etc.
No
Protected status
Not protected
Фотография 2012 года
Фотография 2012 года
Background

The Old Cemetery in Syzran opened in the late 19th century and operated until 1956. Throughout those years those who died in the city prison, or were shot there during the Soviet period, were buried in the cemetery. New graves were made over the prisoners burials. A few names of those who died in the prison and lie buried here are known: the writer Georgy D. Venus and two priests, Count Alexander Medem and the monk Nifont (Vyblov), who were canonised by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

Books of Remembrance

Between 1997 and 2005, twenty-three volumes of The White Book of Victims of Political Repression (Samara Region) were published.

Ceremonies
DateNature of ceremoniesOrganiser or responsible personParticipantsFrequency
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Commemorative Services
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From time to time
Nature of area requiring preservation
State of burialsAreaBoundaries
have not survived
not determined
not delineated
Administrative responsibility and ownership, informal responsibility for the site
On land under the control of the Syzran City Administration
Sources and bibliography

[ Original texts & hyperlinks ]

Sergei Zatsarinny, “The old city cemetery”, History of One City [retrieved, 28 May 2022]

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